MANAGING BOARD REPORT TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CONCERNING AGENDA ITEM 5 PURSUANT TO SECT. 186 (4) 2ND SENTENCE AKTG IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECT. 71

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1 MANAGING BOARD REPORT TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CONCERNING AGENDA ITEM 5 PURSUANT TO SECT. 186 (4) 2ND SENTENCE AKTG IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECT. 71 (1) ITEM 8, 5TH SENTENCE AKTG The Managing and Supervisory Boards propose that the Annual General Meeting held on June 29, 2017, once again resolves to authorise the purchasing of treasury shares for the maximum period allowed by law of five years in order to afford VIB Vermögen AG the resulting freedom to act. The current authorisation expires on July 3, The proposed authorisation to purchase treasury shares is designed to replace this current authorisation. The authorisation seeks to enable the company to use the instrument of purchasing treasury shares until June 28, Under Agenda Item 5 for the Annual General Meeting held on June 29, 2017, the Managing and Supervisory Boards propose to authorise the company to purchase treasury shares and to either sell the shares again or to retire the shares without needing a further resolution of the Annual General Meeting. The proposed resolution would authorise the company to purchase treasury shares to the exclusion of any tendering rights and to sell or issue treasury shares purchased on the basis of this authorisation or other authorisations to the partial exclusion of the subscription rights of shareholders. Pursuant to Sect. 71 (1) item 8, 5th sentence AktG in conjunction with Sect. 186 (4) 2nd sentence AktG, the Managing Board submits the following report in respect of the reasons contained in the proposed resolution for excluding the shareholders subscription right in item b.) of Agenda Item 5: PURCHASING PROCEDURE AND THE EXCLUSION OF ANY TENDERING RIGHTS Pursuant to the new authorisation, the company shall not only be given the power to purchase treasury shares via the stock exchange, but also to purchase treasury shares by means of a public tender offer made to the shareholders of the company or by means of a public invitation to treat extended to the shareholders of the company or by granting tendering rights to the shareholders. Whichever purchasing method is chosen, the principle of equal treatment under German stock corporation law shall be observed. The purchase can also be made by third parties for the account of the company.

2 8 In the event of the purchase being made via the stock exchange, the purchase price paid by the company (excluding ancillary purchase costs) may not exceed the average market price of the VIB share on the five trading days prior to the purchase by more than ten per cent and may not fall short of said average market price by more than ten per cent (excluding ancillary purchase costs in either case). The average market price shall be determined on the basis of the average closing price of the VIB share in XETRA trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (or a comparable successor system). The purchase may be made via the stock exchange or by means of a public tender offer aimed at all shareholders or by means of an invitation to treat extended to the shareholders or through the granting of tendering rights to the shareholders. In this way, all shareholders are given an equal opportunity to sell shares in the company if the company makes use of the authorisation to purchase treasury shares. In respect of a public tender offer and a public invitation to treat, the addressees of the tender offer/invitation to treat may decide how many shares they wish to include within the tender offer or to offer the company and by setting a price range at which price they wish to do so. As a result, it may be the case that the number of shares in the company tendered by the shareholders exceeds the number of shares requested by the company. In this instance, the shares must be allocated by means of quotas. If the tender offer is oversubscribed or, in the event of an invitation to treat, multiple equal-value tender offers have been submitted but not all have been accepted, the purchase may therefore take place in accordance with the ratio of shares tendered ( tender ratio ) rather than the ratio of the holdings of the tendering shareholders in the company ( participation ratio ). Moreover, it shall be possible to provide for preferential acceptance of offers to sell low numbers of shares (up to 100 shares) per shareholder. Any further tendering rights on the part of the shareholders are therefore excluded. This option serves to avoid fractional amounts when determining the quotas to be purchased and to prevent small residual stocks, thus facilitating technical processing. Furthermore, it helps prevent small shareholders from being placed at a de facto disadvantage. It shall also be possible to round amounts according to commercial principles in order to avoid arithmetic fractions of shares. To this extent, the purchase quota and the number of individual shares to be purchased from individual tendering shareholders can be rounded as necessary to show the purchase of whole shares when processing the transaction. The authorisation also permits the purchase to be conducted by means of tendering rights granted to shareholders. These tendering rights may be formulated in such a way that the company is only obligated to buy whole shares and that the allocation of fractional tendering rights is excluded. Insofar as tendering rights cannot be exercised as a result, they shall expire. This procedure

3 ensures that all shareholders are treated equally and facilitates the technical processing of the share repurchase. The Managing Board takes the view that the exclusion contained herein of any further tendering rights on the part of the shareholders is objectively legitimate and that it is legitimate and appropriate towards the shareholders. 9 In the event of the purchase being made by means of a public tender offer made to all shareholders or by means of a public invitation to treat or by means of tendering rights being granted to the shareholders, the purchase price offered or the threshold values of the purchase price range offered per share (excluding ancillary purchase costs) may not exceed or fall below the average market price of the VIB share on the five trading days prior to the public announcement of the offer by more than ten per cent (excluding ancillary purchase costs). The average market price shall be determined on the basis of the average closing price of the VIB share in XETRA trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (or a comparable successor system). The offer/invitation may include, amongst other conditions, an acceptance deadline, terms and the option of adjusting the purchase price range during the acceptance/offer period if significant share price movements occur following the publication of a formal offer and during the acceptance period. In the event of such an adjustment, the average closing price of the VIB share in XETRA trading (or a comparable successor system) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on the three trading days prior to the Managing Board resolution pertaining to the adjustment shall apply; in other words, this is then the applicable share price. The shares purchased on the basis of this authorisation may not exceed 10% of the share capital of the company, including in combination with other treasury shares attributable to the company pursuant to Sect. 71a et seq. AktG (i.e. pursuant to Sect. 71d and 71e AktG). The company does not currently hold any treasury shares. Pursuant to the proposed authorisation, treasury shares may be purchased using one of these purchase methods by VIB Vermögen AG directly, or indirectly by a Group company dependent on VIB Vermögen AG within the meaning of Sect. 17 AktG, or by third parties for the account of VIB Vermögen AG or for the account of a company dependent on VIB Vermögen AG within the meaning of Sect. 17 AktG. The requirements of Sect. 71 (2) 2nd and 3rd sentences of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) must be observed. The authorisation may be used in full or in several tranches, on one or more occasions split by the company between multiple purchase dates, until the maximum purchasing volume has been reached. The authorisation may not be used for the purpose of trading in treasury shares.

4 10 USE OF PURCHASED SHARES AND THE EXCLUSION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS The treasury shares purchased by the company or a Group company may be resold via the stock exchange or a public offering extended to all shareholders. With these sale options, the shareholders right to equal treatment is maintained when reissuing the shares. Further, the Managing Board shall be authorised, subject to the assent of the Supervisory Board, to retire treasury shares without the need for a further resolution of the Annual General Meeting. The retirement of treasury shares shall result in a capital decrease. Pursuant to Sect. 237 (3) Item 3 AktG, the Managing Board shall also be authorised to retire treasury shares without the share capital being amended. In this instance, the number of remaining shares making up the share capital shall be increased pursuant to Sect. 8 (3) AktG. Under Item b. of Agenda Item 5, provision is also made for the following authorisations to be granted to the Managing Board, subject to Supervisory Board assent, in respect of using treasury shares with subscription rights excluded: The proposed authorisation also entitles the Managing Board, subject to Supervisory Board assent, to sell purchased treasury shares outside the stock exchange or without making an offer to all shareholders if the price of the shares does not fall significantly below their market price at the time of sale. As a result, use shall be made of the option provided for in Sect. 71 (1) Item 8 AktG, with Sect. 186 (3) 4th sentence AktG applying mutatis mutandis, of simplified exclusion of shareholders subscription rights. In the interests of the company, the option of offering company shares to institutional investors in Germany and abroad and thus expanding the shareholder base shall, in particular, be permitted. It is in the interests of the company to achieve the best possible price when selling treasury shares. The requested authorisation seeks to enable the company to respond to favourable stock market conditions in a fast, flexible and cost-effective manner. In particular, it facilitates faster and more cost-effective placement of the shares than is possible when selling in accordance with the rules for granting subscription rights to shareholders. Generally speaking, the sale proceeds that can be achieved by setting a price that accurately reflects market conditions result in a considerably higher cash inflow for each share sold than when the shares are placed with subscription rights, where not inconsiderable reductions to the

5 market price are usually witnessed. By eschewing the time-consuming and costly processing of the subscription right, it is also possible to satisfy, in a timely fashion, the equity requirement arising from market opportunities that present themselves at short notice. The asset and voting right interests of the shareholders are safeguarded to an appropriate extent. The authorisation based on Sect. 186 (3) 4th sentence AktG is limited to 10% of the share capital of the company. Furthermore, the Managing Board shall bear in mind that shares that are issued or sold, subject to direct or mutatis mutandisapplication of this provision, during the term of this authorisation and up to the point of use count towards this limit. Due regard is paid to the principle of protecting the shareholders from dilution in that the shares may only be sold at a price that does not fall significantly below the average market price of the company s shares on the five trading days prior to the final sale price being determined by the Managing Board, with the average market price determined on the basis of the average closing price of the VIB share in XETRA trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (or a comparable successor system). Insofar as they are interested in maintaining their share of voting rights, the shareholders are not placed at any disadvantage, as they can acquire the corresponding number of extra shares at any time via the stock exchange. 11 Further, the Managing Board shall be authorised, subject to the assent of the Supervisory Board, to offer and transfer treasury shares that have been purchased pursuant to Agenda Item 5 or another authorisation to third parties as part of a merger with other companies or the acquisition of companies, parts of companies or participating interests therein. The subscription right of the shareholders shall also be excluded in this case. On the international stage, in particular, it is necessary time and again to provide treasury shares as a consideration in place of money when acquiring companies and participating interests. With the authorisation, the company is granted the requisite flexibility to take advantage of opportunities to acquire companies, parts of companies and participating interests and to conduct mergers that include this form of consideration. The authorisation proposed here seeks to provide the company with the freedom necessary to quickly and flexibly harness any opportunities to acquire companies or participating interests that may present themselves. The proposed exclusion of subscription rights reflects this flexibility. When determining the valuation ratio, the Managing Board shall ensure that the interests of shareholders are safeguarded appropriately. When deciding whether to use treasury shares or shares from authorised capital in cases such as these, the Managing Board shall be guided solely by the interests of the shareholders and the company.

6 12 Further, the Managing Board of the company shall be given the opportunity, subject to Supervisory Board assent, to use shares purchased under the authorisation in Agenda Item 5 to fulfil conversion and/or option rights or obligations from convertible bonds and/or bonds with warrants that the company has already either issued directly or via a Group company or issues during the term of this authorisation to buy and use treasury shares. To satisfy the rights to subscribe to company shares arising from bonds of this nature, it may occasionally be advisable to use treasury shares in respect of some or all of the rights instead of a capital increase from conditional capital; to this extent, treasury shares are a suitable instrument in terms of counteracting a dilution of the capital ownership and voting rights attributable to shareholders, as may occur to a certain extent when satisfying these rights with newly created shares. Therefore, the authorisation makes provision for using treasury shares in this manner. If treasury shares are used in this way, the subscription right of shareholders is once again excluded. To the extent that the shares are sold by means of an offering extended to all shareholders, the shareholders exclusion right in respect of treasury shares is excluded for fractional amounts. The exclusion of the subscription right for fractional amounts serves to enable a technically feasible subscription ratio. This exclusion of the subscription right is necessary to implement the aforementioned permissible usage options pursuant to Agenda Item 5 and to limit the expense incurred by the company to a sensible level in the event of fractional amounts. The potential dilution effect is low due to the restriction on fractional amounts. The Managing Board, in agreement with the Supervisory Board, takes the view that the exclusion of the subscription right is objectively legitimate and appropriate towards the shareholders in the aforementioned circumstances and for the reasons indicated (also taking into account a potential dilution effect). At the next Annual General Meeting, the Managing Board shall report any use that has been made of the authorisation.